Saudi Arabia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 1.06 Mt CO2e against 0.0811 Mt CO2e in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.9789 Mt CO2e.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 13.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
Saudi Arabia ranks 28th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 27th of 193 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0067 Mt CO2e | 0.3963 Mt CO2e | 0.3896 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 0.0276 Mt CO2e | 0.4586 Mt CO2e | 0.4311 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 0.0328 Mt CO2e | 0.5086 Mt CO2e | 0.4758 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 0.0579 Mt CO2e | 0.7117 Mt CO2e | 0.6537 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 0.0824 Mt CO2e | 0.889 Mt CO2e | 0.8065 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 0.077 Mt CO2e | 1.02 Mt CO2e | 0.941 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane (ch4) emissions from industrial combustion (energy), Saudi Arabia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 1.06 Mt CO2e against 0.0811 Mt CO2e in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane (ch4) emissions from industrial combustion (energy) between Saudi Arabia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 0.9789 Mt CO2e, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for methane (ch4) emissions from industrial combustion (energy)?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 28th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 27th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from industrial combustion (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 code 1.A.2 Manufacturing Industries and Construction. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).